Kobo aura one - hot pixels\bright spots

challe232 · 10-07-2016, 08:24 PM

Has anyone here had a relatively perfect screen and get the spots afterwards? Maybe I had one and didn't notice. What is it that makes this happen still? I get them on every lighted Kobo. I thought mine was pretty perfect until it popped up today.

Otherwise colour wise , mine is okay. Much better contrast and clear vs h2o.

DNSB · 10-07-2016, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by challe232

Has anyone here had a relatively perfect screen and get the spots afterwards? Maybe I had one and didn't notice. What is it that makes this happen still? I get them on every lighted Kobo. I thought mine was pretty perfect until it popped up today.

Otherwise colour wise , mine is okay. Much better contrast and clear vs h2o.

Not sure what you mean but debris on the surface of the screen can catch the light and show as a hot spot. Turn the light up to 100%, select a dark image (I use a black image that fits the screen) and tilt the screen so you are looking at the bottom from the top edge at a shallow angle. You'll notice the LEDs showing up when you get close to what I find to be the "best" angle. Then clean the screen and try again. It's also a great way to see how bad the ghosting is on an eInk screen. I just keep telling myself that this is a pathological case.

I've attached the image I use to this message.

challe232 · 10-08-2016, 09:34 AM

Thanks a lot, I'll check it out. I'm certain its a hot spot. It's just a shame because I don't think was there originally (all my old kobos were there at purchase and never got worse).

Also overnight it just died. 70℅ to 0℅ on sleep mode. Sigh. I didn't mind with a $120 old Glo. But these now are $$ enough that I just want a great screen.

DNSB · 10-08-2016, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by challe232

Thanks a lot, I'll check it out. I'm certain its a hot spot. It's just a shame because I don't think was there originally (all my old kobos were there at purchase and never got worse).

Also overnight it just died. 70℅ to 0℅ on sleep mode. Sigh. I didn't mind with a $120 old Glo. But these now are $$ enough that I just want a great screen.

There is a known bug in the firmware. You can try editing the Kobo eReader.conf file and adding the following line under the [ApplicationPreferences] heading: PeriodicAutoSync=false to see if this helps your battery life.

Use a text editor such as Notepad++ to edit the file -- it uses Linux style end of lines and Windows Notepad will convert those to Windows style EOLs.

rkomar · 10-08-2016, 12:58 PM

Hot spots can appear if the layer on top of the screen that distributes the light gets dented. Perhaps you dented yours at some point.

challe232 · 10-08-2016, 08:14 PM

I'll check out changing the file, thanks a lot for that.

It hasn't been dented, always had a sleep cover, also it's screen is tougher than say a Glo so that wouldn't be as easy to do, I'm pretty careful with my things. Just got unlucky I guess. I just was hoping after spending $280 it wouldn't happen.

10-07-2016, 08:24 PM	#1
challe232 Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 14718 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kindle Voyage	Kobo aura one - hot pixels\bright spots Has anyone here had a relatively perfect screen and get the spots afterwards? Maybe I had one and didn't notice. What is it that makes this happen still? I get them on every lighted Kobo. I thought mine was pretty perfect until it popped up today. Otherwise colour wise , mine is okay. Much better contrast and clear vs h2o.

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10-08-2016, 09:34 AM	#3
challe232 Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 14718 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kindle Voyage	Thanks a lot, I'll check it out. I'm certain its a hot spot. It's just a shame because I don't think was there originally (all my old kobos were there at purchase and never got worse). Also overnight it just died. 70℅ to 0℅ on sleep mode. Sigh. I didn't mind with a $120 old Glo. But these now are $$ enough that I just want a great screen.

10-08-2016, 12:58 PM	#5
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,052 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Hot spots can appear if the layer on top of the screen that distributes the light gets dented. Perhaps you dented yours at some point.

10-08-2016, 08:14 PM	#6
challe232 Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 14718 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kindle Voyage	I'll check out changing the file, thanks a lot for that. It hasn't been dented, always had a sleep cover, also it's screen is tougher than say a Glo so that wouldn't be as easy to do, I'm pretty careful with my things. Just got unlucky I guess. I just was hoping after spending $280 it wouldn't happen.

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